Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 283 | 367 | 470 | 297 | 439 | 427 | 526 | 339 | 408 | 719 | 661 | 749 | 721 | 1471 | 784 | 752 | 642 | 542 | 475 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:52PM2.00m | 6:17AM1.90m | 6:43PM1.91m | 7:10AM1.84m | 7:35PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.03m | 00:11AM0.09m | 12:34PM0.11m | 1:03AM0.15m | 1:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 108 | 111 | 126 | 140 | 126 | 115 | 123 | 151 | 344 | 719 | 661 | 749 | 721 | 264 | 784 | 752 | 642 | 542 | 475 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 224 | 283 | 367 | 470 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 339 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 105 | 103 | 827 | 221 | 192 | 192 | 143 | 109 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 2 | 17 | 16 | 125 | 184 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 103 | 96 | 90 | 94 | 118 | 115 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 48 | 297 | 439 | 427 | 526 | 328 | 408 | 444 | 444 | 369 | 352 | 1471 | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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